Strip-applying machine.



G. E. BISS EX. STRIP APPLYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1, 1911.

Patented May 13, 1913.

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G. E. BISSEX.

- Patented May 13, 1913.

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1 UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE. GEORGE E. EIssEx, or PHILADELPHIA, rnnnsnvanrn, ASSIGNOB r smErHEN GREENE 00., 0F PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORAT O 01 N- SYLVANIA.

To all whom it may concern. Be it known that I, GEORGE E. Bissnx, a citizen of the United States, residmgin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Strip-Applying Machines, of whichthe following is a specification. I

The object of this invention 1s to rovide a machine for quickly and accurate y past-' ing fabric or paper strips on the backs of books, forming part of the binding.

The invention is particularly adapted for use in stripping books of the type notfully bound, such as quarter bound, saddle stitch and side stitch; the sides in these classes of binding being secured to the leaves by strips pasted at the back. The invention can also be used for applying strips to cards.

In the accompanying drawings :---Figure. 1, -is a front view of my.i1nproved book.

. stripping machine; Fi' 2, is a plan view;

Fig. 3, is a sectional view on the-line 3-3,

- Fig. 2, showing the strip partly secured to the book; Fig. 4, is a sectional view on the line 44, Fig. 2, showing the strip secured to the book; Fig. 5, is a perspective view of sufficient of the machine to' illustrate a series of books with a sheet of strip material in position; Fig. 6, is an enlarged sectional viewof part of Fig. 4; Fig. 7, is a diagram plan view showing themethod of pasting or gluing the strip and feeding it to the machine view taken on the line 8-*-8 Fig. I showing a form of strip presser which I employ; and Fig. 9 is a fragmental plan view of the table and an adjustable supporting strip.

My improved machine is so designed that 7 a series of books can be fed to the machine through 0 enin B mounte ons afts-B driven from a lon.--

,by laterally projecting and a continuous strip of backing material secured to the books as they pass through the machine, ered' between the books.

- The machine consists of-a table A mount-- and projecting ed on suitable sup orts a,

in this table. are rollers gitudinal shaft E- through bevel gears e and b. This lon a transverse driving shaft F having a drivpulley ff Gr 1s a longitudinally arranged presser bar having a series of presser rollers carried spindles g'. These presser, rollersg are directly above the car- Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional after which the strips are'sevgit'lidinal shaftf-is geared to swam-Drums MAcEmE.

l. PatentedMay .r'ying rollers B and thetwo series of rollers 'feed the book forwardin the direction of the ,arrow, Fig. 5. "The presser-bar Gr'- in the fpresent instancehas standards 9 which ek- -tend through bearings a? projecting from the frame of the machine. Set screws, in the bearings secure the standards in the 'positio'nto which theyare adjusted. At the feed end of the machlne is a plate A, against which the backs of the books are placed, and this plate locates the books f'so that'they will come in proper alinemefit with the mechanism for placing the strip in os1tion,-

1 i a'. vertically arranged roller,- arouncl' :which'the'strip of material an passes from the pastin device N, which consists of a trough having a pasting roller n of any suitable type. The strip s dra'wnfrom a roll or spool n, Fig. 7. The strip after passing-around" a guide rod N 1s so turned around the vertically arranged roller I that the pasted surface of the strip will be next tothe back of the book, as clearlyshown in Fig. 5, in which a: isthestiip and w is the book. Located adjacent to the roller I is -a series of vertical rollers K; these. rollers :bear against the strip :0 and pressit a ainst the back of the book. The upperand ower edges of the stri however, bein out of -izontact with the Book, as clearly-s own in "1g..3. m is an adjustable presser plate having a slotted extension on, through which asses;

f a confining screw m, and under the p' ate m .is a plate p also adjustable. The plates are of the same contour and are set at an angle, =both lon -'tudina'lly and transversely,- and are so ad usted that the'inner corner of each plate presses the strip against. the edges of ;the books. As the plates m and p are made thin and of steel as shown, they are resilient andTwillslightl yield andbe deflected if a book, or other 0 ject, is assed therebetuiecn Wh1ChIlS of. greater thic ess than the norstruction and arrangement of the plates m.

',strip to be pressed and asted securely over. any irregular 'p'ortionsm the book such as are caused by the insertion of,bindin-g staples, -.etc., as the plates press .thes tr p g-r'nal distance between the plates. This con- T table A, andthe fronr t ter the, strip against which yields-and conforms to the surface of the. book. There-is a second presser plate 8' directly back of the plate 1m. This 'plate has a "slotted extension 8" secured to the frame by a bolt' sf, and under the presser' 1.811%;8'33 a plate:g secured'to the table A,

The plates 8; and g are shaped to pro erlys press the 00 as shown in Figs. 4 and 6. Back ofthe: presser plate m is a plate a which is vertically arran v bookin passmg under the late s,i t 25 under a vertically adjusta le'roller carried .b a block H. h This block is mounted to sli e on standards hand can be locked in the-position to which it is adjusted set screws k The operation :of

the *mam as follows':--The strip placedupon the, roll'n' and is directed over the pasting roll 'n and around the vertical roller 1'. with thepasted surface exposed; The books are then fed I over the'tablegonee after another, as indij it will be underst j -t'able amovable suppo g strip .65

cated in the perspective view, Fig. 5, under the-,presserbar G, and the driven-rollers B feed the books forward so that the books willtravel into the bent strip, and the first action is to force the backs of thebooks strip, thus securing the-strip to against the the: books; the strip is then pressed against the edges'of the books by the plates mfand 'p; the strip is thenhpressed .upon the upper and lower'sides of the books by the'presser plates 8 and ,and finely rolled .as the Thus'by this 1 I have invention as used in connection with Zguarter' bound .book, but that it canbe used'on a saddle book,fi o side stitch book as well, and ifthe sh'a of-the resser plates flf m'rt is f The 'inventi fan also be usedfor stnppm' cards-or other material which it j s to reinforce by a fabric orfpapeh .costrip. H 1 rpreieratiy cutoutthe table A dii-ectl .11]; front of the'rolle'rs' K anaguia -pi ge o the" and'molmt in saidout out portion which can be admsted to and from the roller-SK the books a small surface contact the strip onto the sides of" ed and, secured to the 00k pressed againstsilient and'acting .So awommodate of different heights V. i

surfaces between which t pressing plate; keepin I apart of the operatin surface of e 1e. 10 -book being. the sand plate inclined and late a, so' as to pro erly sup ort books of different widths .an ypes. he strip can be secured in'the position to which it is adjusted by a screw or wing nut a:

1 claim:-1--

1. A strip-applying machine comprising a supporting structure; means for moving the materialto ,which a strip is to be applied; and two independently adjustable resilient members fixed: to the supportin structure and-havin oppositely dispose surfaces between which the said material moves. 2. A strip-applying machine comprising a supporting structure; means for moving the material to which a strip is to be applied; and a combinedstrip iding, and presser member adjustably fixe tothe supporting structure and having its operating surface inclined in two directions to the" plane of movement of the" said hiaterial, a

portion ofsa d member being placed to be deflected by, the said movement of I the ma- ,terial thereby,

I to press the strip to the "saidmaterial. Y v

'a supportin ,the materia plied; and two independently mounted plates adjustably structure and having oppositely structure; means for moving isposed e material passes, each of said surfaces being inclined in two directions to the plane of movement of the said material.

fixed to the supporting saidllatter portion being re- 3. A 'tr p applying machine comprising 1 to which a strip is to be. ap-

4. A strip-applying machineflcomprising a supporting structure';-means for moving the material to which a strip is to be. ap-

plied; two strip guiding and pressing plates having oppositely disposed surfaces and adjustably fixed to the supporting structure, each of said surfaces being operatively incl'med in two directions to the plane of movement of said material therebetween, each of said .plates havin a resilient portion "laced-to'be deflectef by the said materia in its passage therebetween and acting to press the strip to the said material.

5 5. A strip-applying machine comprising a supporting structure; means for moving the material-to which a. plied; a member and means for operatively in two irections to of the said material,

the plane of movement 'aportion placed to be said plate having deflected'by material during the movementgtheieof and acting tov press the to the said material.

a supporting structure; meansthe material to which a strip is to be aphaving a strip guiding and" and two strip guidin guiding and pressing plate thereon; and

each of said plates havinga portion placedto be deflected by the material during'the said movement and acting to press the strip a to the said materiaL,

7. A strip-applying machine comprising a supporting structure; means for moving the material to which a strip is to be applied; and pressing plates independently and a justably mounted on the supporting structure and having their operating surfaces oppositely disposed, the greater part of each of said surfaces being operatively kept in an inclined position in two directions to the plane of movement of material, each of said plates having a portion placed to be deflected by the material during the said movement therebetween and acting to press the strip to the said material.

8. A machine for applying strips to books comprising a table; means for moving books over the table;'and a binding strip presser including two pressing plates, one above and one below the path of movement of the books, said plates converging both in the direction of the movement ofthe' books and toward the bound edge of the book whereby the pressure on the strip is greatest at the bound portions of the sides of the books.

9. A machine for applying strips to books compris ng a table; means for moving books over the table; two independently adjustable strip guiding and pressing plates fixed to the- .machine and having oppositely disposed surfaces, the greater part of each of said surfaces being operatively kept in an inclined position in two directions to the plane of movement of-the book to which a strip is being applied, each of said plates having'a portion which is deflected by the books during their said movement and acting to press a strip to the book. i v

10. Amachine for applying strips to books 5 comprising a table; a series of rollers mounted below the table; asecond series'of rollers mounted above the table; means for driving certain of the rollers to move the books along thetable; a plate disposed at an angle to the top of the table; means for guiding a pasted strip to' a .point between the edges of the book and said plate; a primary stripguide; and a strip presser having two independently mounted and adjustable strip guiding and pressing plates havin oppositely disposed surfaces between whidh books may pass, a portion of each of said surfaces being operatlyely kept in an inclined position in two directions to the plane of move-- ment of the books, each of said, plates having a portion adapted to be deflected by the books during their said movement and acting to press the strip to'the books.

11. A machine for applying strips to books comprising a table; aseries of rollers mounted below the table; a second series of rollers mounted above the table; means for driving certain of the rollers to move the books along the table; a plate disposed at an angle to the top of the table; means for guiding a pasted strip to a point between the ends of the book and said plate; a primary stripguide; a strip presser having two independently mounted and adjustable strip guiding and pressing plates having oppositely disposed surfaces between which books may pass, a portion of each of saidsurfaces being operatively kept in an inclined position in two directions to the plane of movement of the books, each of said plates having a portion which is deflected by the books during the said movement thereofand acting to press the strip to the latter; and a second presser located to the rear of the said first presser and between which the books are adapted to'be moved.

v 12. Amachine for applying strips to books comprising a table; a series of rollers mounted below the table; a second series of rollers mounted above the table; means for driving certain of the rollers to move the books along the table; a plate disposed at an angle to the top of the table; means for guiding a pasted strip' to a point between the ends of;

the book and said plate; a primary stripguide; a strip presser including two lndependently mounted and adjustable strip guiding and pressing plates having oppositely disposed surfaces between whlch books may pass,'a portion ofeach of said surfaces being operatively kept in an inclined position in two directions to the plane of move ment of the books, each of said plates having a portion which is deflected by the books during the said movement thereof and acting to press the strip to the latter ;.'a second presser located to the rear of the sand first presser and between which the books may be moved; with an adjustable presser roller located in therear of the second presser and adapted to act on the books in contact with the strip pasted thereon.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. v

I. Witnesses:

WM. E. SHUPE, War. A. BARR.

GEORGE BISSEX. 

